Friday, January 21
Evanston, Ill.
6 p.m. CT
Northwestern
2
vs
4
Memphis
Wildcats Fall 4-2 in Tight Battle to Memphis
1/21/2022 8:55:00 PM | Men's Tennis
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern fell 4-2 to Memphis on Friday night in a tight battle that came down to the wire.
Steven Forman picked up a ranked win over Oscar Cutting, 6-1, 6-3 at No. 1 singles.
Trice Pickens, ranked No. 92 in the country, earned an impressive 6-1, 6-3 win over No. 88 Jeremy Taylor at No. 3 singles.
Felix Nordby's match ended at 6-4, 4-6, 2-2 in the third set after a lengthy battle.
Natan Spear took the first set at No. 6 singles, and fought back from down 4-1 in the third to 5-4 on serve. He saved two match points, but at deuce, could not bring it to five-all despite a valiant effort.
The Wildcats are back in action on Sunday with a doubleheader against Louisville and IUPUI. The first match starts at 12 p.m. at Combe Tennis Center, with free parking for fans.
Full results for today's match can be found below.
Memphis vs Northwestern Wildcats
1/21/2022 at Evanston, Ill.
(Combe Tennis Center)
Memphis 4, Northwestern Wildcats 2
Singles competition
1. Steven Forman (NU) def. #112 Oscar Cutting (MEM) 6-1, 6-3
2. David Stevenson (MEM) def. #104 Simen Bratholm (NU) 6-3, 6-4
3. #92 Trice Pickens (NU) def. #88 Jeremy Taylor (MEM) 6-1, 6-3
4. Felix Nordby (NU) vs. Pau Fanlo (MEM) 6-4, 4-6, 2-2, unfinished
5. Pablo Alemany Malea (MEM) def. Gleb Blekher (NU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Harry Rock (MEM) def. Natan Spear (NU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. #30 David Stevenson/Jeremy Taylor (MEM) def. Brian Berdusco/Simen Bratholm (NU) 6-3
2. Natan Spear/Steven Forman (NU) vs. Oscar Cutting/Patrick Sydow (MEM) 3-5, unfinished
3. Harry Rock/Pablo Alemany Malea (MEM) def. Felix Nordby/Trice Pickens (NU) 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (1,3,5,2,6)
T-2:47
Steven Forman picked up a ranked win over Oscar Cutting, 6-1, 6-3 at No. 1 singles.
Trice Pickens, ranked No. 92 in the country, earned an impressive 6-1, 6-3 win over No. 88 Jeremy Taylor at No. 3 singles.
Felix Nordby's match ended at 6-4, 4-6, 2-2 in the third set after a lengthy battle.
Natan Spear took the first set at No. 6 singles, and fought back from down 4-1 in the third to 5-4 on serve. He saved two match points, but at deuce, could not bring it to five-all despite a valiant effort.
The Wildcats are back in action on Sunday with a doubleheader against Louisville and IUPUI. The first match starts at 12 p.m. at Combe Tennis Center, with free parking for fans.
Full results for today's match can be found below.
Memphis vs Northwestern Wildcats
1/21/2022 at Evanston, Ill.
(Combe Tennis Center)
Memphis 4, Northwestern Wildcats 2
Singles competition
1. Steven Forman (NU) def. #112 Oscar Cutting (MEM) 6-1, 6-3
2. David Stevenson (MEM) def. #104 Simen Bratholm (NU) 6-3, 6-4
3. #92 Trice Pickens (NU) def. #88 Jeremy Taylor (MEM) 6-1, 6-3
4. Felix Nordby (NU) vs. Pau Fanlo (MEM) 6-4, 4-6, 2-2, unfinished
5. Pablo Alemany Malea (MEM) def. Gleb Blekher (NU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Harry Rock (MEM) def. Natan Spear (NU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. #30 David Stevenson/Jeremy Taylor (MEM) def. Brian Berdusco/Simen Bratholm (NU) 6-3
2. Natan Spear/Steven Forman (NU) vs. Oscar Cutting/Patrick Sydow (MEM) 3-5, unfinished
3. Harry Rock/Pablo Alemany Malea (MEM) def. Felix Nordby/Trice Pickens (NU) 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (1,3,5,2,6)
T-2:47
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Oscar Cutting / 0 (112/-) [MEM]
13
66
#2 Singles Match
12
David Stevenson / 0 [MEM]
66
34
#3 Singles Match
12
Jeremy Taylor / 0 (88/-) [MEM]
13
66
#4 Singles Match
1234
Pau Fanlo / 0 [MEM]
4620
642UF
#5 Singles Match
12
Pablo Alemany Malea / 0 [MEM]
66
33
#6 Singles Match
123
Harry Rock / 0 [MEM]
266
624
Order of Finish:
1,3,5,2,6
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